Mainland seeing 'robust' growth in cement market
CARIBBEAN CEMENT Company's dominance of the domestic cement market continues to irk importer Mainland International, whose attorney yesterday used a forum of contractors to again complain about the producer's tactics in the fight for market share.

David Hall is Digicel's new COO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer of Digicel (Caribbean), Seamus Lynch, has announced that the company's finance director, David Hall, has been promoted to the post of chief operations officer (COO) for Jamaica, effective August 1.

FirstCaribbean starts regional marketing
FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL Bank on Monday launched a combined mortgage and consumer loans campaign across the region.

Shame on your logic, Mr Soares
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN RESPONSE to Mr. Soares' article that appeared in the Business Section of The Gleaner, on January 15, 2003, I am taking this opportunity to respond to two areas of concern.

Qualify for success
IN DAYS gone by, many businesses flourished even though the owner or proprietor had little or no education. Some may say that this is true even of today.

Davies gets Hoo's tax proposal in his hands
THE SUPREME Ventures Ltd. (SVL) proposal to rescind the 15 per cent taxation on lottery winnings has been submitted to the Ministry of Finance and Planning.

Funding for CCJ assured, says CDB
THE CARIBBEAN Development Bank (CDB) said that although it has not yet gone to the international market to raise the US$100 million required to fund the Caribbean Court of Justice...

Know your stuff
THE OTHER day, amid discussions of this, that and the other, I was asked if, when one burns a CD, it can be burnt again. I weren't sure of the exact question, so I asked for more data.